Terrific: Iranian warships approaching U.S. maritime borders

Politics: Terrific: Iranian warships approaching U.S. maritime borders

Image Credit: BREAKING: Iranian warships approaching U.S. maritime borders

Published by: Dan Calabrese on Sunday February 9th, 2014

Provocation.
They say it's in response to the U.S. beefing up its presence in the Persian Gulf. There's a big difference between approaching a rival's border and breaching it. I seriously doubt they're going to do that. But clearly they're interested in showing how belligerent they're willing to be, and they're determined to test Barack Obama:

Iranian warships dispatched to the Atlantic Ocean will travel close to U.S. maritime borders for the first time, a senior Iranian naval commander said Saturday.
The commander of Iran's Northern Navy Fleet, Admiral Afshin Rezayee Haddad, said the vessels have already entered the Atlantic Ocean via waters near South Africa, the official IRNA news agency reported.
The fleet, consisting of a destroyer and a helicopter-carrying supply ship, began its voyage last month from the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. The ships, carrying some 30 navy academy cadets for training along with their regular crews, are on a three-month mission.
The voyage comes amid an ongoing push by Iran to demonstrate its ability to project power across the Middle East and beyond.
IRNA quoted Haddad as saying the fleet is approaching U.S. maritime borders for the first time. The Islamic Republic considers the move as a response to U.S. naval deployments near its own coastlines. The U.S. Navy's 5th fleet is based in Bahrain, just across the Persian Gulf.

Will Obama, Kerry and Hagel do anything at all to let the Iranians know this is not a good idea? I don't think so either, but I'd love for them to surprise me.
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